The air was cold but the spirit was warm as more than 750 people ran in the Plattsburgh Half Marathon.

The bombings at the Boston Marathon six days before only inspired athletes to run harder.

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"I definitely ran for Boston today. I had motivations. I had things I wanted to do. I wanted to run for me, my kids, my family, but Boston was definitely in my heart today," said Plattsburgh runner Jessica Perry.

People of all ages came out to participate, including some of the ROTC members from Plattsburgh State University, running in full gear."You see all these Boston shirts running around out here, everyone's trying to do a little bit more, so we were trying to push ourselves a little harder for that," said PSU senior Tyler Parker, an Army ROTC member.

Near the end of the course a few familiar faces from WPTZ were handing out water, cheering the runners on. Taiko drummers were there to inspire an extra boost also.

At the finish line it was sheer joy as athletes completed the roughly 13-mile race, enjoying a sunny day, bringing in more than $50,000 for the Michael J. Fox Foundation to help fight Parkinson's disease.

"It's a great cause, it's a great event, it gets the community involved, everyone together, keeps people motivated to work out during the winter months that are long up here in the North Country, and it's unbelievable," said race co-coordinator Stephanie Desautels.